Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Good Samaritan Day

And behold, a lawyer stood up to
put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit
eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How
do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you
will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus,
“And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped
him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a
priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on
the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and
saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he
journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had
compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil
and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn
and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and
gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever
more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these
three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell
among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.”
And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” (ESV)

Today is Good
Samaritan Day. This is the story from which we get the idea of being
a Good Samaritan. Are you a Good Samaritan? Are you thankful for
those who are?